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Show Friday, Januar y 15,1932 THE MIDVALE JOURN AL I EMP IRE OF THE AIR I +. On scientific toy became a new means of tion with vast possi~ the contrary, talk is man's most valu- mass communica to render most im· promising bilities, able posession. If we didn't have portant service in fostering the nanames for things and actions, we'd be tion"S" welfare. • That promise has not been kept. like the dumb animals, unable to communicate with- one another. Words, Instead of helping to lift mass innames, tallc, these are the foundation telJigence, the foundation ot democracy, to higher levels, radio is deof all knowledge, of civilization. Because we are so familiar with basing it by broadcastin g drivel, dullthem, we don't appreciate the value of ing its appetite by a diet consisting words. "Here's a quarter. Get five mostly of advertising mixed with the pounds of cooking apples from the cor- lightest of entertainme nt. Fortune ner grocery," says mother to Tom, tellers, astrologers , medical quacks, aged nine. He grumbles, takes the fakers and schemers clamor on the money and brings home the apples- air for the attention and the cash of minus one. Simple, isn't it? But the gullible, while education and inthink of of the complicatio ns that formation are denied the use of the "'WQ.Uld arise if this commonpla ce ether channels. Congress has never been satisfied transaction had to be completed withthe present radio condition. Dewith out words. powerful opposition Congress spite Guttenberg 's invention of movable type enabled mankind to spread the bas always forced the federal authori"word to the limits of the earth at low ties to tie a string to the grant of cost In a sho,rt time. 1t started an every raido license. Congress feared ever rising flood of embalmed talk. a radio monoply and did its best to Type and printing press liberated the forestall it; nevertheles s a. group of average man, rescued him through powerful corporation s today rules the spread of knowledge from base radio with an iron rod. Given a few ignorance, superstition and actual years more to consoldiate its position, bondage. Today's freedom to cuss given a less watchful Congress, this the mayor, the governor and the group will have so strong a hold on president, to critize the judges and the country's electrical communica tell the prosecutor to go to hades, we tions system that nothing can break it. owe to the printed page. The dramatic story of radio, of its word printed the ago years Ten Through invention and developmen t, of the atreceived reinforceme nts. radio it suddenly became possible to tempts to monopolize the field and of project the spoken word from one the fight to prevent such a. monopoly, source into millions of homes at the will be told in a series of articles of same instant. Almost overnight a which this is the first. BUREAU LISTS PRICES IN U~ S. Do You Kno w? It isn't true that talk Is cheap. RIVERTON West Jordan stake M. I. A. officers, Tuesday. The Riverton Poultry association held its annual meeting at the school auditorium Wednesday , January 13. A program was rendered and officers were elected for the ensuing year. Clyde Edmonds of Salt Lake, manager of the Utah Poultry Producers Cooperative association, was present. The West Jordan stake Green and Gold ball will be held at the Riverton amusement hall Friday, January 22. The special feature of the evening will be. a demonstrat ion of the "Senorita M1a" contest dance by representstives of the wards. Patrons of honor will be me~bers of the general board, stake presidency and high councilmen. :~ According to Lhe Bureau of Labor Statistics, commodity prices at wholesale, wWch remained at about 2 per cent above the 1910-1914 level during the 3-month period June-Augus t, declined to 101 in September and to 100 in October. After a temporary rise In November the general average declined to a new low level by the first week of December. Between June and October, prices of farm products declined from 92 to 82 per cent of the pre-war level, food products remained practically unchanged, and prices of all other commoditie s, mostly nonagricultura l, have also changed very little, averaging 106.4 in June, 107.0 In August and 105.7 In October. During November, according to the annalist index, prices of farm products averaged about five points higher than in October with a declining tendency ~.award the end of the month. Food prices were somewhat lower, and also declined toward the end ot the month. Prices of textile prod· building materials, ucts, metals, chemicals also showed declining tendencies during November, while prices of fuels advanced between the middle of October and middle of November and lost part of t.be advance during the last half of November. ::<~;'::~'_;:· -::::;;:::~t-t. }*: HAT an Internation a l bounda ry lookl like? Well h e re Ia the boufto' dary line between Canada and the United States at Carerosa, Sri~ l•h Columbia, the dividing line !Jetween )hat Provinc:e and Alalk~ W Mr Ed The Elders' quorum of the Second s. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Merrill enter- Bowen, Mrs. T. A. Ingram, ward will present a comedy-dra ma In Miss Miller, Spencer Mrs. tained the Merl-Vena club members Rhodes, three acts, ''The Price of Justice," and their husbands at their home Annie Crane and Mrs. Bodell. with the following cast, under the !.fr. and Mrs. Spencer entertained Wednesday evening. -uames were playtheir home Saturday evening coma.t nu·d A direction of Mary Egbert: Mother enjoyed was music ·~d ed a...u • Craig, Vesta Frost; Father Craig, night supper was served to Mr. and plimentary to Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Marvin Dansie; Miss Betsy Craig, Mrs · Linn Kidd' Mr · and Mrs · Spencer Ingram and Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. HerBath, William Thelma Dansie; and Mrs· Roy Densley• Mr · Crane. Games and music were enjoyMiller' "·· au· But· shrJ Egbert; Jake Peters, Arnold and Mrs. Louis Mousley, Mr. and Mrs. ed. Luncheon was served. The monthly report and social of terfie1d; Jack McLay, Darrel NewAl Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill. Mrs. R. T. Bodell was hostess to the Relief Society wa.s held in the bold; Mrs. McLay, Connie Newbold; the Primary teachers and officers at ward house Friday. Luncheon was Bill Kerrigan, Cecil Freeman; Amy the monthly business and social at her served to thirty-six members. The Jones, Marie l!'reeman; Bull Terry, home Friday evening of last week. hostesses were President Carrie Crane Jim Craig, Thomas ..L..Utterfield; The lesson was given by Mrs. T. A. Mrs. Ida Freeman, Mrs. George J. Holley Myers. The drama will be Ingram. A late luncheon was served Miller, :Mrs. H. J. Tempest and Mrs. pr,fsented at the amusement ball Sat~ urday afternoon and evening. to Mrs. W. E. Crane, Mrs. Alice John A. Butterfield. Mrs. Joseph Newman, Mrs. Della Bills and Mrs. Toria Bills entertained at dinner in complimen t to their mother, Mrs. Sarah A. Crane's 74th 5 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bodell enterbirthday anniversary , at her home in Draper last Wednesday . Covers were tained at a dinner party at their home Friday of last week. Covers were laid POLITICS AND PERSONA LITIES HEALTH IS A BUSINESS ASSET laid for 40 guests. a.zid Mrs. N. K. Thomson entertained for Mr. and Mrs. Muril Bodell Miss Martha Van Rensselaer, ProAndrew W. MeHon may be impeachEmma Miss May, and Lola daughters, for the members of her literary club of Salt Lake and Ross Powell ed for violating a. statute of 1789 if feasor of Home Economics and Diat her home last Thursday. A review Bodell the House Judiciary Committee acting rector of the Home Economics College of "The Doll House," by Ibsen, was of Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Freeman enter- on the resolution of Representa tive of Cornell University, writing recently given, after which luncheon was tained at a week-end house party at Wright Patman of Texas investigate s in the Bulletin of the American Woserved. · gues t s included Mr. th oroughJ Y· The s t a t Ut e w hi c h the rnan's Association fists a number of The1r · h Mr. and Mrs. Vern Morgan and Mr. th en· orne. and daughter, fathers of our coWltry framed for- "Do You-s" that have to do with the and Mrs. Bert Battison left recently and Mrs. Vern Fullmer Miss Elma Seal bids Secretaries of the Treasury from asset of health. for Los Angeles, calif., where they Carol, of Salt Lake, ''Do you take .as a beverage or of Riverton and Elmer Wood of engaging directly or indirectly in will visit friends and relatives. trade and commerce or from owning cooked in food at least a pint of milk •Mr. and Mrs. Earl Beckstead enter- Sandy. Miss Fern Bodell and Miss Farrel ships in sea trade under penalty of a a day? tained at dinner in honor of Mr. a.nd Do you take three servings of vege· removal from ofMr s. Thomas Goff and son, Ray, and Bodell were the guests of Mr. and fine of $3,000 and tables daily, one a green vegetable Elden Morgan on Friday at their Mrs. Asahel Crump and family this fice. Among the charges which the Com- when possible, one a raw vegetable week. home. Orson Freeman left during the week mittee is asked to investigate are Mr. and potatoes? Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Tlschner had Do you take two or more servings in as their guests during the weelt for Shafter, Nevada where he will Mellon's ownership of voting stock some three hundred corporatio~ of fruit daily and is one of these Floyd Olson of Burley, Idaho; Mr. spend the rest of the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Muril Bodell enterw "directly interested in the tariff, m tomatoes or a citrus fruit? and Mrs. Elorum Tischner and chilthe levying and collecting of Federal dren of Santaquin. and Mr. and Mrs. tained at a dinner party at their home taxes Do you take one serving of meat and in shipping products upon Mrs. and Mr. ting Wayne Tischer and Mrs. Christina Sunday, copm1i..m.en Ray Palmer and children, Marie, the high seas." The resolutions calls and one egg daily? Howmand. Do you take a part of your grain attention to "tens of millions of dolMiss Cleo Burmingha m entertained Clyde and Merrill, of West Jordan. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ingram left Iars" in tax refunds to the Mellon foods in less highly refined forms? ln honor of Miss Melba Green on her Do you take during the ·winter to Mellon ownership birthday anniversary . Games were Tuesday to spend the week with rel&- corporation s and a"Ieast a tablespoonf ul of cod months of forty-nine ships in the United played and midnight supper was lives 1n Nephi. to help protect you against oil liver The Parent-Tea chers association States registry a.nd fourteen tankers served to the guest of honor, and Mr. school flying the flag of Venezula. A count colds? and Mrs. Hershel Egbert, Miss Mil- met Thursday evening in the deals with Mr. Mellon's profits on business auditorium for the January Do you take one and one-half quarts ~d Peterson, Miss Anna Zanpedri, as a commodity or more water daily? sold whisl{ey distilled rendered was program A social. and Miss Viola Lund, Miss Cora Tea, Miss eighty. in trade and commerce. The American Woman's Association Mildred Hamilton, Miss Orpha Bills, and refreshmen ts served to If the House votes an impeachme nt Hansen Mr. and Mickelson President EgBobbie and Crane Mrs. Milton is soused in the A. W. A. Clubhouse of the school board for Jordan dis- investigatio n the fireworks will begin bert. spoke on finan- And if some enterprisin g Congress- in New York City, the largest hotel , Mrs. Thomas P. Page, Mr. and Mrs. trict was present and man can find an eigtheenth centur~ for women in the world, where memthe district. Roland Page and son, Glen, and Mr. cia! conditions of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Whiting of law under which Senator Smoot, bers and non~members have access to and Mrs. George Wbetman and the guests of their apostle of high tariffs, can be elimin- a finely equipped gymnasium and to daughter, Reta, formed a party and Rupert, Idaho are Mrs. Louis C. Jen- ated things would begin to look hope- many programs and groups for envisited at Payson as guests of Mr. children, Mr. and tertainmen t and self-improv ement. ful. sen and family. and Mrs. Duke Page on Sunday. Bishop Franklin T. Crane left MonM:r. and Mrs. Ensign Thomas announce the birth of twins, a boy and day for a short visit in Nevada. The Daughters of Pioneers of the • a girl. afterWednesday met Camp Heriman Mrs. Golden Densley entertained at the home of a party in honor of the girls chorus noon of last week at program was A Freeman. R. 0. Mrs. of the First ward at her home on by Mrs. given lesson the and Thursday. Luncheon was served to rendered Jeanette Crane. A four o'clock lunch· 24 guests. to Mrs. George J. Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Christensen and eon was served Carter, Mrs. 0. R. F. F. Mrs. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Butterfield enter· E. Crane, Mrs. Walter Mrs. tained in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman, ButterMarvin Dansie at the home of Mr. J. S. H. Bodell, Mrs. Nephi F. T. and Mrs. Butterfield, it being Mrs. field, Mrs. Milton Bodell, Mrs. Mrs. Freeman, J. E. Mrs. Crane, Dansie's birthday anniversary . f. , ButterJ. Sarah Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Lionell Myers, Mrs. M. J. Spencer Glen Mrs. and Miller Olive Tischner and Mrs. James Broadbent field, Mrs. entertained at the home of Mrs. Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Crane and Myers in honor of the members of and Mrs. A. H. Dansie were the Mr. the M. M. M. club, Wednesday . Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Butterfield had special guests at a birthday party as their guests Sunday, Mrs. Emma honoring Mrs. Sarah Ann Crane of Gatherum and Mr. and Mrs. James Draper, Wednesday evening. h-fr. and Mrs. George J. Miller, Mr. Gatherum and daughter, Shirley, of Holladay, and Mr. and Mrs. Willard and Mrs. Cecil 0 . Poore, Mr. and Mrs. Stationer y of all Kinds, Statemen ts, Letter Earl Mrs. and Mr. Bodell, Milton of Bonnie, daughter, and Gatherum Heads, Envelopes, Butter Wrappers , WedPoore, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stone and Salt Lake. ding Announce ments, Hand Bills, Window Donnie Page spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. John A. Miller all atCards, Newspape r, Books, Magazines, etc. tended the wedding reception of Mr. his grandmothe r, Mrs. T. P. Page. etc. and Mrs. Clarence Nielson at Riverton Mr. and Mrs. Franklin E. Seal, Jr., Friday evening. entertained at dinner in compliment Subsclibe for the Midvale Journal now, Rock of Christensen E. J. Mrs. to $1.00 per year, and receive all the local Springs, at their home Tuesday. news in South Salt Lake county. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Bills entertained 0 & E ELECTR IC SERVIC E at a. dinner dance in honor of Mr. and Complete Electric Service ~s. Martin Nelson of Bluffdale, Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Page, Mrs. James Radios and Auto Service Steadman, Miss Minol& Moon and J ohn Steadman. The "M" Men of the Second ward Midvale 272 25 E . Center St. Midvale, Utah entertained at the amusement ball in b onor of the Gleaner Girls and the ' • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • I HERRIMAN ITEMS general decline of more than two years. In the past twelve years (except one) there has been & very definite tendency for Industrial activity to average higher during the first quarter of the year than during the last quarter of the preceding year. Farmer s Or ganize Group to Curtail Tax Burden (Continued trom Page One) ization of all department s of state and local governmen t, curtailment of unnecessary activities and readjustments of wake schedules. It is idle of anyone to think that the public payroll can continue on the same high level while the farmers and other taxpayers have been reduced to We cannot play politics poverty. with economics,· · said Mr. Petersen. "We must choose between them, and the farmers of this state, through this organizatio n, have decide to follow the line of sound economics and to demand necessary reforms in government. We must have better government at less cost.'' 41 The league is arranging to have a strong delegation call upon Governor Dern and ask him to issue a proclamatio n calling for less expense, reduced payrolls in our state, cities, counties and school governmen ts. We are calling upon all the heads of our educational institutions to begin at once to reduce their costs. We are Business Conditions asking the state tax commission to The general business situation in place a. reduction of 25 per cent upon the United States during November grazing and agricultura l lands. We reached the lowest level so far in this are asking that general property be depression. no longer taxed for state highways the of but that the tax for that purpose shall indexes the to According physical be raised from gasoline, motor vehithe Federal Reserve Board volume of industrial output averaged cle licenses and from a substantial 74 per cent of the 1923-1925 average tax upon the commercial conveyance s in October compared with 76 in Sep- that use our highways.'' tember, and both factory employmen t D. W. Parratt, executive secretary and payrolls declined in that month of the Utah Education association, contrary to the usual seasonal ten- issued an attack on the alleged 'jchild" dencies. Compared with October of of the Utah Taxpayers association, last year factory employmen t de- the Agricultura l Economy J...eague of clined from 84 per cent of the 1923- Utah, in a circular sent to presidents 1925 average to ol while factory pay- of local branches of the association. rolls, because of part time work and He .states in the circular that the wage rate reductions declined con- 11 primary purpose of the Utah Taxpayers association is to bring about sidern.bly more, from 81 to 59. condition whereby the principal mem· The industries producing consumer bers of the association will continue goods, such as the textile, food and to be exempt from paying any more boot and shoe industries appear to than possible in our state and taxes have maintained a good part of the that they are now endeavorin g to use gains in output made earlier in the the farmers of our states as a eat's ~e:-.onJ..J~V~~;;~: :~~gh~r,N~~~~; paw in furthering their plans.'' Mr. Parratt in his circular also than in the preceding months. In the other basic industries where the de- urges the president$ to write to the such clines of the past two years have been taxpayers association asking greater than in the consumer group, questions as the following: .. By whom (automobile s, iron and steel, building) are policies of the association formuthere was some Improveme nt 1n steel lated? By whom are the resolutions ingot production from the lowest which are passed out to various sopoint reached in October, but pig iron called county taxpayers' association s -production declined slightly further; worded and distributed ? From whom coal productiont after an improveme nt does the association get the full in October, declined to a still lower amount of money needed to employ level and building contracts awarded its secretary and field workers, to declined rather sharp in November to publish and mail its official organ. the lowest level so far in the depres- and the like?'' sion. Tht output in the automobile industry remained low in November. However, there is now a stepping-up of production throughout t.he industry 11 :30 a. m. to 8 p. m. and this may be a stimulus to other lines of business. The favorable advances which took place in certain commodity prices Served at All Hours several weeks ago particularly in grains were partly lost by the middle of December. Much of the advance Special Attention Given to in wheat has since been lost, and some other commoditie s have sagged Short Orders to new low levels. Similarly the advance in the industrial stock market a.lso proved temporary, and industrial Harry Thomas, Prop. stock prices (on December 10) are at the lowest level reached so far in the 1 IL---- ------ ------------------------..!I N ew-s Note s From. Wash in"to n •• • • co • •• • • •• • •• Mid\lale Journal • We are equipp ed lo print • •• • • •• •• •• •• • • Regula r Dinner 35 Cents Our Own Meat Pies 10 Cents U.S. CAFE ~ •. :.-:.-:·.' ·:-_ ~;' I -~ ' • Friday and Saturda y, Januar y 15 and 16 JOHN GILBERT -in- Gentleman's Fate Sunday and Monday, Januar y 17 and 18 RICHARD DIX -in- The Pu bli e De fen der Tuesda y, Wedne sday and Thursd ay, Januar y 19, 20, 21 JACKI E COOGAN -in- Tom Sa wy er IRIS THE ATR E |